Welcome to Foltz ...
So far, we found very little information about Foltz. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Foltz to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Foltz, please Contact Us.
Foltz would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Foltz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Foltz is 5,310 feet [1,618 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Foltz is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Foltz was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Foltz was located: 775
Communities Also Named Foltz ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Foltz - they are located in Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foltz.
Communities near Foltz ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foltz.
- Lovelock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Torreytown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Zola ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zola is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zola
- Colado ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Colado is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Star City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Boyer ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyer is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Foltz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foltz.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foltz. See our Newspapers Page for Foltz.
Adding Foltz to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Foltz in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Foltz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Foltz post office opened in 1892. The Foltz post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Foltz.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foltz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foltz - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |